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withered leaves and blossoms are compelling subjects - and this is a great photo, so to me at least, it's hard to suggest any improvements. The only slight issue I noticed is that some of the capillary lines seem to be a bit bright (at least on my notebook monitor) this might be due to a bit too strong unsharp mask (at least I notice this effect on my photos when overdoing this a bit).

It's also always worth experimeting with lighting - for these subjects I find one light source and side light is working best to underline fine structures.

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Thanks so much for your comments.  Looking closely at the web version of this photo I see what you mean about the apparent oversharpening.  This is the first time I have noticed a significant difference between the Photoshop version and the web version.  I have replaced the first post with another version that I hope will address this issue. 

The lighting I used was ambient light through two windows at right angles to each other, one stronger than the other.  I experimented with one light source but it created too many shadows with this subject.  For subjects with much less depth, a single light source works fine.

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I really like how the dead leafage seems still so alive. I definitely enjoy the way the light bounces off the "veins" of it. I think maybe doing very subtle low lighting from behind, like from the ground pointing up, would make the bottom really pop. There are some great textures in there.

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